Heard, McElroy & Vestal, LLC CPA · 6 hours ago
Tax Staff
Heard, McElroy & Vestal, LLC CPA is seeking a Tax Staff member who understands tax regulations and accounting pronouncements. The role involves providing quality tax services to clients, including tax planning, research, and preparing individual tax returns.
Accounting
Responsibilities
Prepares individual income tax returns as well as may prepare partnership and corporate income tax returns in various industries under the direction of the Manager, Senior Manager, Director or Partner by providing timely, high quality service
Organizes workpapers, maintains open items list and conducts self-review of work before submission to reviewer
Provides technical assistance, tax planning, and research on income tax issues
Develops or offers a proposed solution when communicating an issue
Keeps clients informed of the tax developments that affect their business
Develops an understanding of the service capabilities and offerings of the Firm, recognizing opportunities to provide additional services to new or existing clients
Stays abreast of any changes and ensures compliance with internal and external requirements and policies, including time entry
Actively prepares for and takes the CPA exam until successful completion of the exam
Maintains the required CPE for Firm and licensing standards
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's degree from four-year college or university in Accounting with strong academic track record (minimum GPA of 3.0)
Must meet minimum requirements to sit for CPA exam
Accounting-based internship and/or recent tax preparation experience preferred
Participated in campus and civic activities serving in leadership positions in those organizations
Working knowledge of Microsoft Word and Microsoft Excel
Develops proficiency for Firm software applications and procedures as well as tax preparation and research software
Ability and judgment to interact and communicate appropriately with other employees, clients and management
Ability to serve clients, both internal and external (community/public) in a manner that will support superior client relations
Preferred
Accounting-based internship and/or recent tax preparation experience preferred
Company
Heard, McElroy & Vestal, LLC CPA
Founded in 1946, Heard, McElroy & Vestal is a full-service CPA and consulting firm located in North Louisiana and East Texas.